After a long winter and some surprising spring snow dumps, ODOT crews have cleared Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, and the gates open…
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…
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A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags broke out early Friday morning and caused $100,000 damage at a northeast Bend home, but the family…
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An electric smoker was the apparent cause of a fire Thursday evening that destroyed an outbuilding and adjacent RV in Culver, officials…
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Faced with a rising tide of calls for action about campers off China Hat Road from southern Bend residents and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s…
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With a rising number of home and business security systems comes an increasing problem of false alarms. So Bend police are shifting their system to…
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have reported the first probable case of monkeypox in the state. The Oregon Health Authority said in a…
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the American people are “really, really down” after a…
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Last week, Bend wildlife hospital and conservation center Think Wild received a call from the Bear Creek Solar Center, just a half mile away. While…
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A suspect in a May 28 southern Oregon double-homicide was arrested last week in the Bend area, Oregon State Police reported…
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(Update: Adding video and comments from meeting) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rarely does any city council tackle a tough issue — such as, the hot-button…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The board of Portland Public Schools voted this week to expand its weapons ban to restrict anyone with a concealed firearms…
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Redmond High School Athletic Director Doug Taylor will be proposing a soccer co-op with Culver High School at the June 22nd school board…
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Central Oregon drug agents concluded a 2-year investigation Tuesday by raiding six Madras and Culver illegal marijuana grows, making five arrests and…
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Two National Register applications from the city of Redmond, recommended by the Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, have…
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Oregon’s jobless rate edged downward to 3.6% last month, the lowest level in more than two years and near the record low seen for several months just…
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at…
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Emotions ran high among the packed crowd at Powell Butte Community Center Tuesday evening on topics such as traffic and water. Residents expressed…
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The Transportation Security Administration is hiring Transportation Security Officers to work at Redmond Municipal Airport. There are currently full-…
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Rod Foster is a Central Oregon legend, when it comes to Bend Elks baseball. You may also know him as “Hot Rod.”…
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